Childcare Skills

Course summary

We currently offer Level 3 BTEC Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care and Level 3 BTEC Extended Certificate in Children’s Play Learning and Development. Both these qualifications are a vocational equivalent to an A level. A BTEC National in Children's Play, Learning and Development offers you the opportunity to study a broad range of early years-related topics, which will be relevant in many different vocational settings. You are required to complete 50 hours of work experience which play an integral part in our student's written assignments. A BTEC National in Health and Social Care offers a wide range of topic units. Students will learn about the human body and how it changes over time. What it means to work in the Health and social are sector and what skills and behaviours you will need to demonstrate considering legislation, procedures/policies, ethical dilemmas, equality, patient-centred care, Multi-disciplinary Team Working and Confidentiality. Both of the BTEC National subjects will help prepare students for a wide range of careers or for further study on a range of degree programmes.